Relentless burglaries, high taxes drive legal pot biz out of its birthplace. The post Can Oakland save its cannabis companies, or will crime destroy the industry? appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Can Oakland save its cannabis companies, or will crime destroy the industry?Continue Reading
Just as it was since Richard Nixon and the dawn of the War on Drugs, almost a decade into the United States’ experiment with marijuana legalization, cannabis remains America’s favorite illicit drug. This is because—according to police, politicians, and most everyone in the struggling, overtaxed and underperforming legal cannabis industry—theContinue Reading
The mayor of St. Louis on Monday signed a bill to decriminalize marijuana possession and cultivation for adults, a local reform that comes as efforts to legalize cannabis statewide in Missouri are also gaining momentum. The St. Louis ordinance signing comes weeks after the Board of Aldermen unanimously approved theContinue Reading
Malta is set to become the first country in Europe to legalize marijuana, with lawmakers expected to pass a reform bill on Tuesday that the president has pledged to sign into law. The legislation would allow adults 18 and older to possess up to seven grams of cannabis and cultivateContinue Reading
A coalition of congressional lawmakers on Friday introduced a bill aimed at streamlining the presidential clemency process, with supporters arguing that it could help address mass incarceration that’s been driven by punitive policies like the war on drugs. Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Cori Bush (D-MO) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) areContinue Reading
The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to settle an emerging dispute on whether employers can be forced to reimburse workers for the cost of medical cannabis used to treat job-related injuries. To date, state courts have come to differing conclusions on the issue, a situation advocates say warrants interventionContinue Reading
What will it take to effectively put equity first in a legal marijuana market? That’s a question a former Massachusetts cannabis regulator is seeking to answer in a new research paper. While lawmakers have studied and enacted marijuana policies meant to reinvest in communities most impacted by the war onContinue Reading
RI legal marijuana early in 2022, speaker says; NY cannabis tax relief bill; MT lawmakers stall regs ahead of legalization; AZ record sales Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day.Continue Reading
Walking into Theory Wellness, an impeccably styled, high-end East Coast dispensary, I felt the same excitement I’d had the first time I stepped foot into a fabled Beverly Hills luxury retailer back in the day. And I loved it. Fred Segal is, in essence, a luxury conglomeration of (mostly) one-of-a-kind boutiquesContinue Reading
In all, the medical and recreational cannabis programs have combined to more than $1.1 billion in sales in the first 10 months of the year. By Jim Small, Arizona Mirror Marijuana sales in Arizona hit record highs in October, with nearly $58 million in estimated sales of recreational cannabis forContinue Reading
